Some time ago I received a candle from Skandinavisk, a young brand producing high quality candles as "a celebration of Scandinavian lifestyle, the vast silent landscapes, of cosy shared moments, of the world's happiest people" as they so beautifully describe it themselves. Skandinavisk recently launched a collection of 5 new scents, each capturing a unique aspect of Scandinavia: the floral scent of a Swedish summer (Sommar), the breezy scent of the archipelagos (Ö), the scent of Scandinavian tranquility (Ro), the urban bliss of one the world's most desirable cities (København), and the drama of the Norwegian fjords (Fjord).

I have not missed one single summer in Sweden since I moved to France over 20 years ago, so the floral scent of Swedish summer was obviously a perfect match... Needless to say that this scent brings back lots of lovely memories!

I think contrasts make a home more living and less predictible, whether you are mixing styles, colours or materials. This flat might not be so personal (it's staged to be sold after all), but it's playing a lot with contrasts: a little sullen palette of brown-green-blue on a crisp white backdrop, warm wool against cold metal, black against white etc.

In order to help you give Mum (or yourself!) à treat next Sunday - which is Mothers Day in France - we have prepared a great selection of products from the webshop. Also, you will get 10% off your order with the code MAMAN! (valid on all products in the shop, not only the Mothers Day selection, but except gift vouchers, until May 25th midnight CET).

If you live in mainland France, order before Wednesday 21st of May midnight and get your delivery in time for next Sunday.

Earlier this year I had the honor of being part of the jury (in excellent company) for the Bemz Design Award 2014. The contest was launched in cooperation with design schools in 4 countries (France, Germany, UK and Sweden) with the goal to encourage and inspire future textile designers.I'm very happy to let you know that the French winner, Eva Bertrand from ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres in Paris, also won the international final! Her three beautiful designs Ondes, Vibration et Cascade have now been added to the Bemz Design Collection, congratulations Eva!This Tuesday May 20th at Galerie d'Art GDM, 17 rue Saint Gilles, Paris 3, Bemz will exhibit all edited designs and also present the work of several French contestants. The exhibition will be open to public from 2pm to 7pm, so come by and discover the work of theses talented students. The winner Eva Bertrand will be present, as well as the founder of Bemz Lesley Pennington. I will also be there (until middle afternoon I think).

Simplicity, positive messages and controlled chaos, these are the key words in this Danish home belonging to the fonders of the online poster shop I love my type.I just wish my chaos was as controlled as this...

This autumn, MJM Graphic Design school in Paris is opening a masterclass in cooperation with IKEA France and I will have the honor of coordinating it! It's an "Interior space merchandising" class alternating school and work experience. All details below in French (as the class is held in French).I already did workshops at MJM last autumn (about trends, styles and social media) and I'm very happy about expanding the cooperation for next year. It's also fun to reconnect with IKEA, for whom I worked 17 years in a previous life :)